Storm sash and screen



Nov. 6, 1945. R. w. GILL mfimw STORM SASH AND SCREEN Filed 061;. 24,1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 -Nov., 6, 1945.. R, w. GILL Q 2,388,404

' STORM SASH AND SCREEN Filed Oct. 24, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 PatentedNov. 6, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE STORM SASH AND SCREEN RaymondW. Gill, Pleasantvllle, N. I. Application October 24, 1944, Serial No.560,098

, 2 Claims. (01. ice-.91)

My invention relates to new and useful im- Drovements in storm sashesand has for an object to provide a sash that may be readily fltted onthe weather or outside of the slidable window sashes.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a storm sash whereintheupper part of the sash is provided with a non-movable glass pane,

and the lower half of the sash is provided with a glass pane that israisable and lowerable; while on the rear of the sash is also a raisableand lowerable screen, so that after the storm sash is once placed inposition, it can be left there during the summer months if desired andthe lower pane raised and the screen kept in its lowered P ition.

on the other hand, during the cold winter months, the screen will beraised and held in its upper position and out of view providing thecurtains or shades are partially lowered.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a storm sash with amovable lower pane and a movable screen either of which may be quicklyand readily manipulated so that it is not necessary to store the stormsash in the summer months and, at the same time, the screen may also bemoved into a desired position.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a storm sash whereina frame may be relatively thin in depth, due to the fact that theslidable pane is not fitted into a permanent casing or frame of its own,but in turn, slides within relatively narrow slots or grooves whichextend substantially the height of the stiles.

Still another object of theinvention is to provide a storm sash whereinthe lower pane travels in relatively narrow grooves, the side edges ofthe glass :bearing against resilient metal strips to hold the glass fromrattling, and also hold the glass in any desired raised or loweredposition. This construction also tends to make a water and air tightjoint between the glass pane and the grooved inner walls of the casing.

Still another object of the invention is to so form the storm sashandits screen that the frame and its parts may be all assembled from newparts, or the conventional type of storm sash, that is, with twopermanent panes ofglass therein, may be reconstructed to include thefeatures of the present invention by removing 'the lower pane from theconventional type sash,

routing or grooving the stiles, applying the screen tracks, andinstalling the metal resilient strips, all of which will be more fullydescribed as the invention proceeds.

the inside showing the screen as being held in its up position;

Fig. 4 is a section taken through lines 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a section taken through lines 5-5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary p r p ctive showing the construction aboutcentrally of the one stile of the storm sash;

Fig. '7 is a perspective of the mortise and tenon joint between thebottom rail and one of the stiles;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary detailed sectional view taken on lines 8-8 ofFig. 7; and

Fig. 9 is a detail showing the :bottom of the screen and the latch forholding the screen in its raised position.

At the outset, it might be mentioned that I have not shown any specialmethod of fastening the storm sash in place but it is well understoodthat this may be done by providinghangers and small latches to hold thesash in position, or it may be held in place by several screws that willbe inserted around the frame.

Referring now more particularly to the several views and for the momentto Fig. 1, there may be seen the two stiles I, the top rail 2, thecenter rail or cross bar 3, formed of two parts and the bottom rail 4.

As heretofore mentioned in the specification, the frame maybe-manufactured and assembled v with the various parts therein as aboutto be de- Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 for the moment,,

there may be seen in the upper part of the frame,

the glass pane 8 which is held in place by putty 8 around its sides, asis the usual practice.

Now glancing at Figs. 4 and 5 for the moment, there will be noticed ineach of the stiles which are cut back on their inner laces, the weatherstrips, or in other words, resilient metal strips 1 which will bearagainst the opposite edges of the lower movable glass pane 8.

It will be noticed that these strips extend substantially throughout theheight of the frame so that the lower pane throughout its travel willalways be held tightly against the side walls of the grooves.

Extending across and enclosing the lower edge of the glass pane 8 is theU-shaped metal strip 8 which has the horizontally extending portion I8which is to be gripped by the hands of the operator when it i desired toraise or lower this lower pane 8.

On the upper, outer edge of the U shaped strip is an angular portion IIwhich will act as a water shed to divert the water to the lower rail 4,the upper edge of this rail 4 being also inclined angularly as at l2 toin turn shed the water.

It will be noticed that along the upper edge of the lower rail, as maybe seen in Figs. 2, '7, and 8, I provide a groove ii in which the Ushaped strip 9 ilts when the pane is in its lowermost position.

I have not shown any plastic cement between the lower edge of the paneand within the U shaped strip, but it will be understood that this stripwill be cemented in position so that it cannot be pulled from its glass,and when the U shaped strip is within the groove [3, it forms arelatively water tight joint. It will also be noticed that the groove isin the bottom rail extends outwardly to the outer edge of the tenon itformed on the outer end of the bottom rail 4, this tenon fitting in themortise ii in thelower edge of the stile.

Only one corner is shown, but it will be understood that the bottom railis tenoned on both ends so that the groove will extend of course throughboth stiles.

The purpose of having the groove run through to the end of the tenon isthat a. few drops of water may run down the lower pane 8, while at theopposite ends of the U shaped strip 8, it may tend to run down into thegroove ll of that rail. By extending the groove to the outer end of thetenon, there is an outlet for the water and any water collected willseep down between the outer edge of the stile and the casing in whichthe storm sash is positioned. This will tend to prevent a rotting andthus insure a longer life for the bottom rail.

As may be seen in Figs. 2 and 3, I also provide a horizontally extendingweather strip I which is located within the cross rail 3 which will alsobe infrictional engagement with the lower pane 8 so that there is ametal weather strip bearing against the pane of glass across its upperportion and against its two side portions to thus prevent the pane fromrattling, and make a water tight and substantially air tight Joint.Also, the bottom metal strip makes it possible to grip the horizontallyprojecting portion ID of the U shaped strip 8 and easily elevate orlower the window to any desired height. Again, the metal strips pressingagainst the pane will, by the frictional contact, hold the window in anyraised or partly lowered position.

It will be noticed that along the length of the stiles on the innerface, I provide the plurality of removable strips l1 and these are heldin Place by the respective screws 18 which it will be noticed, also passthrough the respective weather stripping that extends throughout thelength of the stiles, so that after the strips are once in place, theywill be fixedly held. At the same time, should the lower glass pane bebroken or a new piece of weather stripping be needed, it is a matter ofbut a moment .to remove the necessary screws I8 and a removable strip I!and insert a new glass or a new piece of metal weather stripping asdesired.

It will also be seen that by providing these removable strips it ispossible to quickly assemble the various parts. In the same way, part ofthe cross rail 3 is made removable so that in the assembling thehorizontally extending strip I may be readily secured in place.

Now referring especially to Figs. 2, 3, and 4, there will be seen alsoextending throughout the length of the stiles and adjacent to theremovable strips t1 the two metal tracks I! which are secured on theinner face of the stiles by the screws l8 and in these tracks will beslidably mounted the screen frame 20. It may be seen in Fig. 4 that theside pieces 2| of the screen frame are provided with the grooves orchannels 22 in which a portion of the tracks I! are interiltted.

The lower ends of the tracks may be turned inwardly at 23 as may be seenin Fig. 2 to provide a. support or stop for the screen when in itslowermost position.

To assemble the screen it is but a simple matter to slidably registerthe screen in the tracks at the top of the sash. Should, however, it benecessary to remove the screen to repair it afterlt has been onceinstalled, then it will only be necessary to remove the screws l8 andone of the track sections I9, put the new screen in place and then putback the track section I8.

It will be noticed in Fig. 6 that I cut a slot 28 in the tracks 22 aboutcentrally of the height to receive the nose 25 of a latch 26 which ispositloned on the bottom of the screen. Thus when it is desired to holdthe screen in its uppermost position as shown in Fig. 3, the littlelatch 26 will be swung until the nose 25 engages the slot 24 and thusthe screen cannot be lowered until the latch is again swung.

The screen, in the winter season, will be normally held in its upperposition, as it will then not ail'ect vision and it will be hiddenbehind the shades (not shown) as a general thing.

It will also be noticed that I apply a piece of rubber or felt or otherdesired strip of insulation 21 around the inner face of the storm windowso as to make a tight fit between the storm sash and the casing in whichit is inserted. This strip also provides a little mor clearance for thesliding of the screen.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a storm sashwhich carries its own screen wherein the sash does not have to beremoved and stored in the summer season, and at the same time, thescreen will be protected from the weather during the winter season.Furthermore, the lower pane may be easily raised or lowered whendesired.

Finally, it will be seen that by mounting this lower pane the way Ihave, the stiles may be relatively narrow in thickness or depth as noextra frame is used around the glass pane, it sliding into grooves andbeing spring-pressed by the metal weather strips that force the paneagainst the side walls of the grooves. Also, the weather stripping andthe bottom strip make a water tight joint for the frame and also preventair from entering around the sides of the frame to thus provide anefficient waterproof and air tight storm sash. Should any water get inthe bottom rail, it will ooze or run out along the groove formed inthe'tenon.

Many slight changes might be made without in any way departing from thespirit or scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A combined storm sash and screen including a main frame, anintermediate crossbar, a

portion of which is removable, a pane of glass set in the frame abovesaid crossbar, the stiles of the frame having relatively narrow channelsextending throughout their length and open along their inner edges,metal resilient weatherstrips mounted in said channels, removable woodenstrips forming the inner face of saidchannels, a slideable lower panemounted in said channels and frictionally held against the side walls bysaid resilient metal weatherstrips, a further resilient metal stripmounted in said crossbar and bearing against said slideable pane, ametal U shaped strip extending across the lower edge of the slideablepane, said strip having a horizontal portion on its inner edge, and theouter edge extending downwardly to form a water shed, tracks mounted onthe inner face of the stiles, a raisable screen mounted in said tracksand the said tracks cut out about centrally of their length tofacilitate the removal of the inner portion or the intermediatecrossbar, and the said horizontal portion of th U shaped strip providinga grip for the fingers to raise and lower said slideable pane when saidscreen is in an upper position.

2. A combined storm sash and screen including a main frame, anintermediate crossbar, the inner portion of which is removable, a paneof glass mounted in the frame above said crossbar, the stiles of theframe having relatively narrow channels extending throughout theirlength and open along their inner edges, metal resilient weatherstripsin saidchannels, removable wooden strips forming the inner face of saidchannels and means for holding the wooden strips and the weatherstripsin position, a slideable lower pane mounted in said channel andfrictionally held against the side walls of said channels by the saidresilient metal weatherstrips, a further resilient metal-strip mountedin said crossbar and bearing against said slideable pane, a metal stripforming a binding across the lower edge of the slideable pane and saidstrip having a horizontal portion on its inner edge, track sectionsmounted on the inner-face of the stiles, a raisable screen mountedin'said tracks and said tracks cut out about centrally of their lengthto facilitate the ready removal :of the inner portion of theintermediate crossbar, the said horizontal portion of the ,metal stripbinding the lower edge of the slideable pane providing a hand hold forthe,

fingers to raise and lower said slideable pane when said screen is in araised position.

RAYMOND w. GILL.

